Not a holiday: Government tells administrators to be there for athletes at multi-sport events
Jan 09, 2026
5 min read
70% UPSC
GS2The Hindu - National
Overview
Key Points
- Sports administrators warned against treating multi-sport events as personal outings.
- Asian Games contingent names due by <strong>January 15, 2026</strong>.
- Asian Games scheduled for <strong>September 19 to October 4</strong> in Aichi-Nagoya.
- Commonwealth Games scheduled for <strong>July-August</strong>.
- India's medal estimate for Asian Games is <strong>111</strong>.
- Medal target for <strong>2036 Olympics</strong>: <strong>12-14</strong> gold medals and <strong>30-35</strong> total medals.
- Medal target for <strong>2048 Olympics</strong>: <strong>35-40</strong> gold medals and around <strong>100</strong> total medals.
- Government aims to set up Olympic Training Centres for every sport.